Prof. Saiju Jacob, Neurologist

Prof. Saiju Jacob

Neurologist

Prof. Saiju Jacob

Neurologist

Prof. Saiju Jacob

Neurologist

Areas of expertise

  • Cerebrovascular diseases
  • Epilepsy
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Peripheral nerve disease
  • Autoimmune encephalitis

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About Prof. Saiju Jacob

GMC number: 5203628

Year qualified: 1998

Place of primary qualification: University of Kerala

Saiju Jacob did his early neurology training at the Atkinson Morley’s/St George’s Hospital in London, later moving to the West Midlands where he completed his specialist training. He did a neuromuscular / neuroimmunology fellowship under the guidance of Prof. Angela Vincent and Dr David Hilton-Jones at the University of Oxford. His doctoral thesis was on the clinical, immunological and neurophysiological aspects of myasthenia gravis. He is currently a Consultant Neurologist at the University Hospitals of Birmingham. He is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, where he looks into various neuroimmunological aspects of peripheral and central nervous system disorders.

Areas of expertise

  • Autoimmune encephalitis
  • Epilepsy
  • General neurology including headaches, blackouts and involuntary movements
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Neuroimmunology including myasthenia
  • Utoimmune encephalitis
  • Stiff person syndrome
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes
  • Immune complications of oncological therapy
  • Peripheral nerve disease

Professional memberships

Royal College of Physicians
Association of British Neurologists (ABN)
American Academy of Neurology
The European Academy of Neurology
British Peripheral Nerve Society
Medical Defence Union
International League Against Epilepsy
General Medical Council